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Adani might be planning to start construction of its mega coal mine in central Queensland but one energy commentator says big questions remain about whether the project is financially viable or "strategically required"....

Miners suffering from black lung disease detail to a Queensland inquiry how their health has declined, as the parliamentary committee is told the State Government was alerted to concerns about black lung several years ago....

A mining industry veteran tells a Queensland inquiry investigating the re-emergence of the potentially deadly black lung disease the fear of not being able to breathe, and of losing his job, causes him great stress....